August 2008 - EpiData-list - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

hiding field from the entry form
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 14 Aug '08

14 Aug '08

Dear members in the group I am working with a data base with more than 90 variables. I want to incorporate some information in selected 5 or 6 field. I want to use an entry mask that only display the fields I will work on so I can have the benefits of using the information in the chk list. BEFORE RECORD HIDE STUDY HIDE CONSENTIMI HIDE ETNIAN HIDE ETNIA HIDE NAME . . END That works but is displays all the entry form (preventing the data entry in the hidden fiels. Is there any way to prevent that the hidden variables are displayed in the screen? I am attaching the QES file thank you in advance Jose Arturo Dr. Jose Arturo Farfan Ale Centro de Investigaciones Regionales "Dr. Hideyo Noguchi" Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán Av. Itzáes por 59, num. 490 Mérida, Yucatán, México 97000 Tel: (999) 923-22-74 (999) 924-57-55 Fax: (999) 923-61-20

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New test build 141 for EpiData Analysis
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 10 Aug '08

10 Aug '08

Another build of EpiData Analysis is now ready from http://www.epidata.dk/testing.php Thanks to several users for reporting smaller and larger bugs. All reported major bugs been removed in build 141. Some problems will not be removed until a complete rewrite, e.g. related to regression and correlation. Users can see these on the mantis system as http://www.epidata.dk/php/mantis/login_page.php Acknowledged issues here means they will be handled later. The only problems currently not investigated or decided upon are : - small sample size percentiles - some strange test results for some situations of gamma and Chi2. - global variables (define .... global) are not completely independent of settings in windows The main news since current public release is: - removal of many small bugs and inconsistencies New or rewritten commands: - CIPLOT: new command to show proportions and Confidence Interval - HELPVIEW: new command show html file in help window - Read data from the clipboard, e.g. copied from spreadsheets. - Browse and Update extended (e.g. show labels and copy to clipboard) - List display labels (list will be changed to a table format in v2.1) Extended commands: - Recode: value labels automatic - BAR and Histogram: Y axis can be scaled as percent: Option /PCT - Weight variables can be non-integer - Merge accepts comparing upper string with string key Design: - Menu and toolbar design simplified and unified (for translation) - Translation: All dialogs translated (ready for translators) - More options for display font size Waiting for final decision before release as v2.1: - KMPLOT: Kaplan-Meier plots (expected, but not fully decided) I am aware that it can be annoying to keep getting information on new builds, since we are releasing for test about once a week. But there is no other way of informing and asking for assistance in the "bug removal" process. - apart from the internal test routines, which now test more than 1890 aspects routinely. As usual the test version is available from http://www.epidata.dk/testing.php regards Jens Lauritsen EpiData Association

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Alyshia Landry is out of the office.
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 10 Aug '08

10 Aug '08

I will be out of the office starting 08/04/2008 and will not return until 08/11/2008. If you require immediate assistance, please contact Celina Sousa at extension 5300. Thank-you, Alyshia

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New test build 138 for EpiData Analysis
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 02 Aug '08

02 Aug '08

As I mentioned a few days back just now work is being made on finalisation of v2.1 analysis for release. In build 138 these changes have been implemented. I am aware that some aspects are not fully implemented, see the list below: * Extended or adapted function o READ /CB: Read "csv" files placed on clipboard o Import data from clipboard (if placed as delimited files) o Browse and Updata completely rewritten + Copy all or part of data to clipboard + Sort while looking at data pointing to a variable + Variable information available on right click o List displays labels by default. Add /vl /v to modify o Recode: value labels extended for all recoding o Translation: All dialogs translated (ready for translators) * Documentation o Command reference updated (F1) * Bugs o Various bugs removed o Known bugs or problems + percent signs cannot be used in lines with a comment * + Some examples of reading csv files with problems exist + Small data size problems can occour exist with 2x2 estimation and percentiles + Pareto plot - in menu dialog - cannot take weight variable As usual the test version is available from http://www.epidata.dk/testing.php regards Jens Lauritsen

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